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St Anne's Park, D3
(St Anne's Playground)

The Mad Cow

St. John Hennessy
1996

Description

Steel sculpture of a cow, painted in various colours.
This sculpture was originally intended for a site close to the old cattle lairage off Seville Place - Spencer Dock. From there cattle were shipped to England and so the sculpture got its theme. Originally the sculpture had port-holes in it to represent the ships that took the cattle from the city across the Irish Sea, however these were filled in before it was displayed in the park.

Sculptor

St. John Hennessy, Irish graphic designer, art director and sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.
Sculpture Dublin, Art in Parks: Guide to Sculpture in Dublin City Council Parks, 2014 (PDF online).

Locatie (N 53°22'12" - W 6°10'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie424; Photograph: 24 June 2023
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